Stories of Resilience with Chickadee Richard

Join us for a learning session with human rights defender Chickadee Richard who will share with us her experiences, wisdom and reflections on the work to advance human rights and what younger generations need to strengthen our impact.

Coming into the 75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, we see there are many struggles that continue to confront our local and global communities. While we have international human rights law and foundations to guide us, we have a long way to go to actualize these rights and bring peace to our communities and world. The rates of hate and intolerance are growing, poverty is deepening, and Canadians are only now beginning to reckon with our deep history of genocide.

“If there is to be perpetual peace in a world of nation states, the individuals who live in them must be free, their human rights must be respected.” John Peters Humphrey

Chickadee Richard (Benais Quimiwin Ikwe) is a member of the Sandy Bay First Nation. She is a proud Anishinaaba kwe who has dedicated her life to the betterment of our land and water, and the safety of the community.

Chickadee believes that education is imperative to create change and justice. She has spent over three decades working with a variety of organizations and communities to support healing, to advocate for Indigenous rights and to create awareness about the beauty of Indigenous peoples and their culture. Chickadee has worked tirelessly to create pathways for Indigenous peoples to reclaim their identity, to heal from colonial.

Date and time

Fri, 23 September 2022

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM MDT